What Are Field Sobriety Tests?

What Are Field Sobriety Tests?

In New York State, field sobriety tests are part of the police academy training and Department of Protocol that a police officer is supposed to employ before they make a determination whether to arrest your or let you go in connection with a DWI stop.

If an officer stops you for a traffic infraction and believes that you might be intoxicated, they will ask you if you’ve been drinking, ask you to exit the car, and then have you perform a standardized field sobriety test.

This Labor Day, there will be more cars on the road than essentially any other time of the year. Unfortunately, this means that there will also be more distracted, aggressive, and possibly intoxicated drivers than…Read More